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off the table

off the table prepositional phrase: beyond consideration.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (figuratively) Beyond consideration.
    • We will take no options off the table to achieve that goal.
    • Diplomatic hogwash aside, ‘efficiency and effectiveness’ have nothing to do with the shutting of the Consulate. The decision is but a continuation of successive US measures aimed at “taking Jerusalem off the table” – as per Trump’s own words - of any future negotiations.2019 March 14, Ramzy Baroud, “Chasing mirages: What are Palestinians doing to combat ‘Deal of the Century’?”, in Ma'an News, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2019, retrieved 15 Jul 2019
    Antonyms:
    on the table
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see off, the, table.
    • The marble rolled off the table.

Antonyms of off the table

Questions about off the table

What does off the table mean?
Off the table means beyond consideration.
What part of speech is off the table?
Off the table is a prepositional phrase.

Words near off the table in the dictionary

  1. off the reservation
  2. off the rip
  3. off the scale
  4. off the shelf
  5. off the shits
  6. off the table
  7. off the tools
  8. off the top of one's dome
  9. off the top of one's head
  10. off the track
  11. off the wagon

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